title: Solid-state reversible quadratic nonlinear optical molecular switch with an exceptionally large contrast.
abstract: Exceptional nonlinear optical (NLO) switching behavior, including an extremely large contrast (on/off) of ∼35 and high NLO coefficients, is displayed by a solid-state reversible quadratic NLO switch. The favorable results, induced by very fast molecular motion and anionic ordering, provides impetus for the design of a novel second-harmonic-generation switch involving molecular motion.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhihua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Junhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Shuquan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chengmin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shenhui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Maochun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008420:Manufactured Materials / Q000032:analysis*; D008422:Materials Testing; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D055096:Optical Devices; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation*